Cairn Bannoch - Angus/Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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N 56° 55.663 W 003° 16.704
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Rocky summit of Cairn Bannoch, a Scottish Munro on the Mounth plateau of the Grampian Mountains.
Waymark Code: WM17ZB3
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/26/2023
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Cairn Bannoch at 1012 metres, 3314 feet, is a rocky protuberance lying in the centre of other mountains on the Mounth plateau of the Grampians in eastern Scotland. Its stony summit area rises enough to gain it Munro status as it lies on a ridge of the plateau extending south-eastwards to the south of the Lochnagar massif.
The summit is a small cairn of piled stones well seen from the west and straddles the borders of the counties of Angus and Aberdeenshire. The mountains central position means it is usually climbed in conjunction with other Munro summits in the area.
STEEPNESS: Most of the steep climbing is done in getting up to the plateau, with the final rise being an easy climb over the rocks of the summit area.
TERRAIN: Almost all large rocks, stones and boulders.
ACCESSIBILITY: Because of its central position, probably the least accessible of the Munros in the area. It is well over five miles from starting points from Glen Doll to the south-east, Glen Muick to the north-east, and Glen Callater to the north-west.
NAVIGATION: Jock's Road, which runs from Glen Doll to Glen Callater passes just over a mile away to the south-west. From here it is largely on faint paths keeping to the higher ground. From Glen Muick the route heads over the neighbouring mountain of Broad Cairn a mile to the south-east before heading along a well trodden path to Cairn Bannoch.
DANGER: Care needed in routefinding in mist, and also on the rocks adorning the summit area.